La Réunion National Park | Réunion

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Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.

Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The property includes a great variety of rugged terrain and impressive escarpments, forested gorges and basins creating a visually striking landscape.

The ROC code on the postmark reads 19595A. ROC stands for ‘Référentiel des Organisations du Courrier’. The geographical locations are not mentioned on the postmark, only the ROC code. 19595A refers to St Denis Messageries Ctc, which is located on LaReunion.

Bassin La Paix Waterfall, Reunion Island

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Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometres south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.

Bassin La Paix means pond of peace. It certainly looks like a peaceful place.  

Stamps

Réunion uses French stamps. The stamp on the right is from a set of 4 stamps, a joint issue with Hong Kong. Raymond Duchamp-Villon Le Cheval (1876 – 1918) was a French sculptor. His famous brother is Marcel Duchamp.

A Large Pond from La Réunion

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Grand Étang (large pond in English) is a lake in Réunion, France.

La Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.

Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas départements of France. Like the other overseas departments, Réunion is also one of the 27 regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic with the same status as those situated on the European mainland. (source: wikipedia)

Stamps

From the Marianne of Beaujard series.